Devices and methods for lens management

Abstract

An example lens management device can include a sleeve, a modular cartridge configured to house a lens, and a tray configured to transition from a first position to a second position. The tray can include a first tray component configured to removably hold the modular cartridge, and a second tray component movably attached to the first tray component. The modular cartridge can be configured to house the lens in a third position when the tray is in the first position, and in a fourth position when the tray is in the second position, the fourth position being distal to the third position. Transitioning the tray from the first to the second position causes the sleeve to enter into the modular cartridge such that the distal tip of the sleeve is positioned to engage with the lens and move the lens from the third position to the fourth position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lens management device comprising:
 a modular cartridge configured to house a lens;   a tray configured to transition from a first position to a second position and comprising:
 a first tray component configured to removably hold the modular cartridge; and 
 a second tray component movably attached to the first tray component; and 
   a sleeve, comprising a distal tip and a center lumen, configured to move distally into the modular cartridge as the tray transitions from the first position to the second position,   wherein the modular cartridge is configured to house the lens in a third position when the tray is in the first position, and in a fourth position when the tray is in the second position, the fourth position being distal to the third position, and   wherein transitioning the tray from the first position to the second position causes the sleeve to enter into the modular cartridge such that the distal tip of the sleeve is positioned to engage with the lens and move the lens from the third position to the fourth position.   
     
     
         2 . The lens management device of  claim 1 , wherein the second tray component is movable from the first position to the second position. 
     
     
         3 . The lens management device of  claim 2 , wherein transitioning the tray from the first position to the second position comprises moving the second tray component distally into the first tray component. 
     
     
         4 . The lens management device of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first tray component and the second tray component is movable from the first position to the second position. 
     
     
         5 . The lens management device of  claim 1 , wherein the distal tip comprises:
 a top jaw;   a bottom jaw;   a first cutout disposed at a first junction between the top and bottom jaws, the first cutout having a first diameter; and   a second cutout disposed at a second junction between the top and bottom jaws, the second cutout having a second diameter,
 wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter. 
   
     
     
         6 . The lens management device of  claim 1 , wherein the distal tip is configured so that there is a space between an internal wall of the sleeve and the lens when the sleeve engages with the lens and moves the lens from the third position to the fourth position. 
     
     
         7 . The lens management device of  claim 1 , wherein the tray is configured to permit the release of the modular cartridge in the second position. 
     
     
         8 . The lens management device of  claim 1 , further comprising a lens housed in the modular cartridge. 
     
     
         9 . The lens management device of  claim 8 , wherein the lens comprises an intraocular lens (IOL). 
     
     
         10 . A lens management device comprising:
 a tray configured to transition from a first position to a second position and comprising:
 a first tray component configured to hold a lens; and 
 a second tray component movably attached to the first tray component; and 
   a sleeve, comprising a distal tip and a center lumen, configured to move distally into the first tray component as the tray transitions from the first position to the second position,   wherein transitioning the tray from the first position to the second position moves the sleeve into the first tray component such that the distal tip of the sleeve is positioned to engage with the lens and move the lens from a third position within the first tray component to a fourth position within the first tray component, the fourth position being distal to the third position.   
     
     
         11 . The lens management device of  claim 10 , wherein the second tray component is movable from the first position to the second position, and wherein transitioning the tray from the first position to the second position comprises moving the second tray component distally into the first tray component. 
     
     
         12 . The lens management device of  claim 10 , wherein the second tray component is movable from the first position to the second position, and wherein transitioning the tray from the first position to the second position comprises one or more of moving the second tray component proximally in relation to the first tray component, and moving the first tray component distally in relation to the second tray component. 
     
     
         13 . The lens management device of  claim 10 , further comprising a lens housed in the first tray component. 
     
     
         14 . A method for managing a lens, the method comprising:
 providing a lens management device comprising:
 a modular cartridge configured to house the lens; 
 a tray configured to removably engage with a sleeve and the modular cartridge, the tray comprising:
 a first tray component configured to removably hold the modular cartridge; and 
 a second tray component movably attached to the first tray component; and 
 
 the sleeve comprising a distal tip and a center lumen; and 
   moving the tray from a first position to a second position thereby moving the sleeve into the modular cartridge such that the distal tip of the sleeve engages with the lens and moves the lens from a third position within the modular cartridge to a fourth position within the modular cartridge, the fourth position being distal to the third position.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein moving the tray from the first position to the second position comprises moving the second tray component distally into the first tray component. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein moving the tray from the first position to the second position comprises one or more of moving the first tray component distally in relation to the second tray component, and moving the second tray component proximally in relation to the first tray component. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 disengaging the modular cartridge and the sleeve from the tray;   engaging a delivery device with the modular cartridge and the sleeve by inserting a first component of the delivery device distally into the modular cartridge and distally through the center lumen of the sleeve such that a first distal end of the first component engages with the lens; and   advancing, via the first component, the lens distally through a second distal end of the modular cartridge.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the movement of the lens from the third position to the fourth position partially folds the lens. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the advancing step further folds the lens for delivery through the second distal end of the modular cartridge. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the lens comprises an intraocular lens (IOL).